Soap container



Mgr'ch 1-, 1927. AJ- EGGAN SOAP CONTAINER Filed May 5, 1925 V INVENTOR.vA l/red/ J. 16:99am,

ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 1, 1927.

PATENT OFFICE.

UNITED STATES ALFRED J. Econ, on cmcne'o, ILLINOIS.

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Application filed Kay 5,

, thereof under normal conditions and capable thereto to permit .scrlbedand I ton, linen, or

v hape desired. 1

of being rendered pervious, when occasion requires, on the applicationof heat or hot water thereto whereby the contents of the bodyportion'can discharge therefrom by percolation to provide a filtering orfeeding action therefor.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner ashereinafter set forth, a container including a flexible porous bodyportion having an impervious coating soluble on the application of heator water of the discharge of the contents of said body'portion bypercolation automatically or when pressure is applied thereto.

Further objects of the invention are to.

provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a container for thepurpose referred to, which is simple in its construction andarrangement, strong, compact, durable, thoroughly eflicient andconvenient in use,-

manufacture. With the foregoing and other objects "in view, theinvention consists of the novel con.-

struction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter morespecifically deillustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein isshown-an embodiment of'the invention, but it is to be understood thatchanges, variations and modifications can be resorted to whichfallwithin the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote correspondingparts throughout the several views Figure 1 is a perspective view of acontainer in accordance with this'invention.

Figure 2. is a vertical sectional view. Referringto the drawings indetail, the container is illustrated by way of-example as of rectangularcontour, but it is to be understood thatthe'container can be ofany Thebody portion of the container is indic'ated at 1 and is formed fromwoolen, cotsilk fabric. As shown, by way of example, the body portion 1is of the p i yp 1925. Serial No. 28,162.

ends at the upper portion thereof secured together as at'2 for thepurpose of closing the body portion 1. completely.

The body portion 1 is provided with an impervious coating 3 formed fromparafline which Wlll llquefy on the application of heat at and above 30.C. so that the coating will dissolve, thereby rendering the body portionof the container pervious to act as a filter or feeder of the substancecontained therein, such as greases, lubricants, liquid or jellied softsoaps. The coating is extendedthroughout the body portion 1 as well asover the ]0ll1t formed by the row of stitching 2.

The construction herein referred to provides acontainer having anormally sealed body portion to prevent leakage or discharge of thecontents thereof, and which is capable of being rendered pervious, whenoccasion requlres, on the application of heat thereto, whereby thecontents of the body portion can discharge therefrom by percolating toprovide a filtering or straining action. he coating 3 is of anydesirable thickness, under normal conditions prevents any'possibility ofleakage or discharge of the contents of'the body portion until it isdesired to use such contents. As the coating liquefies, the contents ofthe body. ortion 1 can automatically feed therefrom, or if desired, thedischarge of the contents can be had quickly by pressure or a squeezingaction on the body and i and has the opposed sides and I soaps, thecontaineris filled with the soap and after the coating has liquefied,the container will act asa'feedin device, feeding the amount desiredthrough the interstices ofthe fabric, retaining the balance for futureuse, as thesoap will become hard and fill the interstices of the fabric,and what will be necessary to 'do when a further feed is required is towet the periphery of the container and a feeding -action can be had.After the necessary amount of soap has been used, the interstices of thefabric will then be closed by the dried portions of the soap within saidinterstices and the container is then stored for future use of itscontents.

It is thought the many advantages of a container, in accordance withthis invention, can be readily understood, although the preferredembodiment of the invention is as details of construction can be hadwhich will fall Within the claimed.

What I claim is: As a new article soft soap contained scope of theinvention as of manufacture, jellied in a permanently closed to normallymaint ain said holder impervious, said coating liquefiable on theapplication of heat thereto, said holder formed of 10 textile fabric ofsufficient permeability to actas a feeder for the jellied soft soap whenthe coating has become liquefied.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature hereto.

ALFRED J EGGAN.

